Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Can cardio rehab help open up epicardial vessels in the heart the cardio doctor said it should .
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
If to open: I am not sure but cardiac rehab and exercise could helpin developing collateral circulation to compensate what is closed. I hope you do not smoke, watch what you eat, take a statin drug and a baby Aspirin and have BP under control!
Answered 1/29/2017
4.9k views
Not really: Cardiac rehab is not meant for opening epicardial arteries. Blockages or narrowing in these arteries is usually related to atherosclerosis which is really not a reversible process. Cardiac rehab has lots of benefits. Hope the following link helps. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/rehab/.
Answered 1/21/2017
4.9k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Need doctor's help! what do you call the condition when your heart grows extra veins when another vein is blocked?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Cardiology is a rapiscan safe with h BP + lung disease? Treadmill is not an option. Is epicardial fat to the heart, more aligned to metabolic disease
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
What is epicardial fat pad? Is it dangerous? I have had 4 prior heart surgeries for arrhythmias and this just showed up on echo.Thank you
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Had heart attack symptoms Sat pm. ER doc said get stress test.REALLY puffy eyes this am.Cardio said HE wants to do workup before the costly test. Why?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
I was recently in ER for a heart attack which was later diagnosed as a dissected artery vessel and now im out of ER and i need a work release form to go back to work i dont have a primary physician and what to do help please?
I get angina symptoms but the doctors say that my heart is fine. Small vessel disease showed up in stress test, CTA, x-ray, echo and EKG. I have 10 lesions in my brain and theyre trying to rule out MS but would they miss SVD in MRI?
Just did a left and right cath they say heart is fine and doctor tells me that my veins in heart should be double would you wait to do stent or by?
Hi doctors. I have an appointment with my cardiologist. Is there such a thing as a complete and full set of cardiology tests that I can have which would evaluate all of the total areas of my heart, the structure, the blood flow, the arteries, veins?
My doctor said the veins in my heart are in spasm, what does this mean and how is it treated. I have had attacks like a heart attack starts in my upper back going into my chest throat and jaw lasting about 15 to 20 minutes. He also said I have no blockage
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
